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86:08

Andrew Scott takes a corner. Corner taken short by Ryan McStay.

84:42

Short corner taken by Lee Bryce, Shot by Paul Sheerin from outside the box goes high over the target.

78:58

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lee Sibanda by James Gilmartin. James Gilmartin shown a yellow card. Paul Sheerin restarts play with the free kick. Lee Bryce finds the back of the net with a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Arbroath 6-2 Albion.The assist for the goal came from Paul Sheerin.

75:19

Jake Mair on for Gavin Swankie.

72:22

Caution for Lee Sibanda.

71:53

Paul Sheerin takes a shot.

66:30

Anthony Stevenson has an effort at goal from the edge of the box that misses to the right of the target. (Arbroath) makes a substitution, with Lee Bryce coming on for Josh Falkingham.

66:01

Unfair challenge on Larry Acqua by Stuart Malcolm results in a free kick. Anthony Stevenson restarts play with the free kick.

65:36

Booking for Josh Falkingham for unsporting behaviour.

63:21

Graham Girvan comes on in place of Kieran McAnespie.

58:30

Corner taken by Paul Sheerin, Gavin Swankie takes a shot from just outside the penalty area clears the crossbar. (Albion) makes a substitution, with Barry Russell coming on for Christopher Boyle.

55:15

Penalty awarded for an unfair challenge on Lee Sibanda by Christopher Fahey. Christopher Fahey is sent off by the referee. Power penalty scored by Paul Sheerin. Arbroath 5-2 Albion.

50:17

Paul Sheerin takes the outswinging corner, Kieran McAnespie finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close range. Arbroath 4-2 Albion.The assist for the goal came from Paul Sheerin. Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Christopher Boyle. Larry Acqua on for Robert Donnelly.

49:59

Lee Sibanda is ruled offside. Christopher Fahey restarts play with the free kick.

49:04

The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Alan Reid.

45:34

Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Paul Sheerin, Stuart Malcolm grabs a goal from close in to the top right corner of the goal. Arbroath 3-2 Albion.

45:07 +0.07

Corner from the left by-line taken by Paul Sheerin, Andrew Scott manages to make a clearance.

40:01

The referee shows Ryan McStay a yellow card.

36:39

Christopher Boyle finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Arbroath 2-2 Albion.

33:52

Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Lee Sibanda goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

30:49

Christopher Boyle grabs a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Arbroath 2-1 Albion.James Gilmartin provided the assist for the goal.

29:53

Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Gavin Swankie, Close range header by Kieran McAnespie goes wide of the left-hand upright.

28:16

Lee Sibanda fires in a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the top left corner of the goal. Arbroath 2-0 Albion.Assist by Gavin Swankie.

23:51

Alan Reid takes a shot from long range clearing the crossbar.

20:59

The assistant referee signals for offside against Gavin Swankie. Indirect free kick taken by Christopher Fahey.

19:07

Paul Sheerin has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide right of the target.

17:34

James Gilmartin concedes a free kick for a foul on Mark Baxter. Direct free kick taken by Darren Hill. Alan Reid concedes a free kick for a foul on Brian Kerr. Kieran McAnespie takes the free kick.

15:25

Corner taken right-footed by Ryan McStay, clearance made by Stuart Malcolm.

13:13

Andrew Scott takes a shot.

10:20

Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Paul Sheerin, Stuart Malcolm produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.

Match Preview

Old foes set for Second Division reunion
Arbroath will be missing striker Steven Doris as they take on old Third Division foes Albion.
Doris was given his marching orders last weekend against Livingston and now starts a two-match suspension.
Manager Paul Sheerin faces an anxious wait before finalising his side as Beau Busch, Craig Wedderburn and Gavin Swankie are all facing fitness tests to determine if they can take part.
And Sheerin is hoping last Saturday's 6-0 defeat against Livingston will actually help his side.
"It was a disastrous day but hopefully some good will emerge from it as Livingston exposed flaws in our side that had not been unmasked during pre-season," he said. "It also ensured that no-one in Arbroath colours is feeling complacent about a tough season ahead."
Arbroath go into the clash having defeated Albion in the race for the Third Division title last season.
Rovers will include former Airdrie and Ayr defender Bobby Donnelly as a trialist.
Defensive duo Simon Marriot and Todd Lumsden are all out through injury and that has prompted manager Paul Martin to bring Donnelly in.
Martin also has other concerns with midfielder Scott Chaplain and striker John Gemmell missing through suspension, however Steven Canning returns from a ban.
Despite meeting a side they faced last season, Martin is delighted to be starting Second Division life at Gayfield. He said: "We are beginning a whole new chapter for this club and, while it will be tough, I am delighted to be going to Arbroath again."

Formation:442Manager: Stevie Kirk

Arbroath

Formation: 442Manager: Paul Martin

Albion

Darren Hill

Mark Baxter

Kieran McAnespie

Stuart Malcolm

Craig Wedderburn

Keith Gibson

Brian Kerr

Josh Falkingham

Paul Sheerin

Lee Sibanda

Gavin Swankie

SUBS

Michael White

Lee Bryce

Graham Girvan

Connaire Connelly

Jake Mair

Home

Away

Derek Gaston

Alan Reid

Allan Dempsie

Anthony Stevenson

Ciaran Donnelly

Robert Donnelly

Ryan McStay

Andrew Scott

Christopher Boyle

James Gilmartin

Steven Canning

SUBS

Christopher Fahey

Robert Love

Chris Hamilton

Larry Acqua

Barry Russell

Match Report

Two keepers off as Albion are hit for six
Albion had both of their goalkeepers sent off as they suffered a 6-2 demolition at the hands of Arbroath.
First-choice shot-stopper Derek Gaston was dismissed inside five minutes for a professional foul on Lee Sibanda. Substitute Chris Fahey's first task was to pick Paul Sheerin's penalty out the net.
Sibanda doubled the lead for the hosts shortly afterwards with a curling left-footed effort.
Chris Boyle incredibly levelled the scores with two close-range efforts in quick succession for the visitors.
However, Stuart Malcolm converted a corner seconds after the restart before Kieran McAnespie scored in similar fashion to restore Arbroath's two-goal advantage.
Fahey repeated Gaston's error by seeing red for a challenge on Sibanda, and Sheerin powered in his second penalty.
Without a recognised goalkeeper, the nine men of Albion held out well until the 80th minute when Lee Bryce completed the scoring with a shot into the bottom corner.